Top 10 for Tuesday: 10 great things to do on Earth Day

Top 10 for Tuesday: 10 Earth Friendly Connections and Events for Earth Day:

Today is April 22, Earth Day 2014. Earth Day was initiated from an idea. In October 1969, at the National UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, John McConnell proposed a global holiday to celebrate Earth’s life and beauty and to advance peace. Mr. McConnell lived to 97. It must have been clean living.

2. In recognition of Earth Day, Deputy Secretary Mike Connor of the Department of the Interior will host his first online chat on Tuesday, April 22 at 2:30 pm ET. To watch the chat live, click here www.doi.gov/live

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3. April 25 EarthFest 2014 will be held on Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, at the Temple University Ambler Campus, 580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler.

5. April 26 Mother of Providence Regional School Technology Team will host a electronics recycling event 8 a.m. to noon. A hard drive crusher will be on site to destroy your hard drive and personal data for an additional $5.

8. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Refurbish are all good green words. Check out the website kab.org , Keep America Beautiful for organization working on just that.

9. Save your seeds for the garden and grow your own.(examples cucumbers, peppers, pumpkins, squash). I have been successful with peppers and cucumbers so far this year. I will have to see if these seedlings actually bear fruit. They sprouted in less than 2 weeks! I found this interesting article on Earth 911.org called Garden with Garbage: 10 Foods You Can Grow from Scraps. Don’t get grossed out or turn your nose up until you read the article. I have never tried this but it does some interesting. I’m thinking about the pineapple.

10. Take the quiz at earthday.org and discover your ecological footprint. Click on footprint and then location to take the test and get you score. I thought I was better at conservation. I imagine that is a common misconception. Take the quiz, we can all afford to do better.

Remember the “People Start Pollution, People Can Stop It.” It left an impression on me. You can view it on YouTube search “Crying Indian”, unfortunately you will also see how people can pollute with negative comments. At the Advertising Educational Foundation link you can see a clean copy. Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute was also a strong and catchy slogan. How about Smoky, “Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires.”

Mary Ann Fiebert is married and has two kids, and is also a member of our Community Media Lab. She is not a perfect person but is female so it’s as close as you can get. lol. Look for her Top 10 List every day on delcotimes.com.